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Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1950 NO. 355 >
STATE PARKS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS Legislature may authorize state parks within the limits of cities and towns and has done so by section 1, chapter 237, Laws of 1945.                       
AGO 1950 NO. 356 >
CREDIT UNIONS ‑- CHATTEL MORTGAGE NON-FILING INSURANCE ‑- COVERAGE AS TO CHATTEL MORTGAGES OF FURNITURE AND AUTOMOBILES Subject to express exclusions therein set forth, form of policy submitted indemnifies assured members of Washington Credit Unions' League against loss sustained as mortgagees
AGO 1950 NO. 357 >
PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS A municipality may not condemn the property of a public utility district.                                   
AGO 1950 NO. 358 >
TAXES ‑- LEVY ‑- FIRST CLASS SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETS ‑- RIGHT OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO QUESTION AMOUNTS ASKED In levying a tax for purposes of school district of the first class, the board of county commissioners act ministerially and may not question the need of the amounts asked.   
AGO 1950 NO. 359 >
RESIDENCE HALLS FOR STUDENTS ON CAMPUS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Board of Trustees of Eastern Washington College of Education has the power within their discretion to adopt and enforce such reasonable regulations as would require residence of its students in such residence halls on
AGO 1950 NO. 360 >
POWER OF COURT TO SUSPEND VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSES Except where revocation or suspension of an operator's license is mandatory for certain crimes, the courts have discretion to impose, in addition to other penalties, the suspension or revocation of operators' licenses of those convicted of
AGO 1950 NO. 361 >
DISPOSITION OF COSTS IN CRIMINAL FORFEITURES Costs in cases of forfeiture of bail in criminal proceedings may be deducted from such forfeitures and credited to the appropriate county fund where such forfeitures are directed to be paid into funds other than the county current expense or salary fund
AGO 1950 NO. 362 >
CITY COUNCILMEN OF 3RD AND 4TH CLASS CITIES DOING BUSINESS WITH THEIR CITY City councilmen of cities of the third class may perform services or furnish supplies to the city up to $100 in any calendar month, and city councilmen of cities of the fourth class may perform services or furnish supplies
AGO 1950 NO. 363 >
MOTOR VEHICLES ‑- INTOXICATION IN PUBLIC PLACE OR PRIVATE PLACE ‑- PASSENGER THEREIN There is no statutory crime in merely being an intoxicated passenger in a private car which is parked or operated on a public highway.  Facts and circumstances, however, such as obscenity or disturbance of the
AGO 1950 NO. 364 >
CITIES OF 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH CLASS ‑- VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR ‑- HOW FILLED ‑- LENGTH OF TERM 1. In cities of the 2nd class where a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor Rem. 9066 controls, and the mayor elected by the members of the city council shall serve only until the next general